The Great Blue Ribbon Meeting

As the time approaciies for t!:e lOtii animal Ti'ue Ribbon Meeting of iic DeDrlving CÍubi whléh occnrs .7uly lTth, lSth, ür,!i. 20th, 21st, erldenee accumulates that ii wüi bé iH.' ■ - : given ".;, Tl'.c large ■ ■■ ichmi t the purses Iinn;,' ep and the many new features ■ this season'a pn tend to make it the most attraetive and brUllani i;i the plub's hlstory. Colt racing l!:s rapldlygrown into public favor dwing the past three or four -. Abont the (astesi and most 1 ]y e, atested races of last year werethe colt stakos. When a two-year okl can step a mlle in a conteste;! rare in 2:13 8-4, and a 3-yeai old in 2:11 1-4, with a fleld behlnd tliem fast enough to drive them out in that tims, it is about time to cultívate that kim! of racing. The il) 1 'living Club, in addition to tin usually attraetive programme, concluded tliis year to add the colt feature.'and it would not be at all surprisIng if another Silicon, Directum or Moquette, sliould come to the front before the meeting is over. The Novelty race for the 2:20 clase trottinir, i.-! sure to ther a very faet fleld, The puree closed with fifteen entries, and from tlie well known character of the nomlnators one of the mosi hotly contested mees on record sliould be the result. The Merchante' nnd Manufacturers' puree closed with í" nomtnationg, the Iargest number in lts hlstory. There are at least a dozen appllcants tor every nomination that may be offered for snie. sd that there is sure to be as many starters as there rere orlgs. The pegulnr class entries do not close untH July 3, but from ad,'very quarter it Is certata that a larger number of entries will be made than ever before. Th( no confllcttng meettn ar, so that the Enstem contingent will be here in full force, and and as the Western horses are always on hand. large iields and stubborn contests must inevltably follow. Alosi of the leadlng stables of (lie eonnlry have slgnlfled thelr intention of taïdng part in the forthcomlng meeting, so that the last days of the old track wü! be the most glorióos in its long and varied career. The year 1892 ttas pass 'd into hlstory M the most sensatlonnl one in the annals of the turf. but all Indlcations point to 1S03 leing still more so. and the great "Blue Hihbon Meeting of the Detroit Priving Club is where the "phenomenals" are ure to meet.